“Sure.”
“One small order of tater tots.”
“Coming right up,” she says and skates off.
It’s only eight o’clock, and only a few people have shown up. The sun is setting. It makes me sad when it sets early because that tells you the cold is coming.
My mom had to drop us off because she had plans with her friends and needed the car. It’s not like she lets me borrow it, though. She still doesn’t trust me. At least Paige’s mom trusts her. Paige’s mom had plans tonight too, so we couldn’tuse hers.
“Have you talked to Jace?”
Jace is the guy Paige has been seeing off and on for the past year. I don’t see how they can do it. They date, break up, date other people, and then get back together. She lost her virginity to him. I heard it’s hard to get over the one that you lose your virginity to. That’s most likely why they go through this vicious cycle. Paige won’t admit it, though.
“No,” she mumbles. I can tell she doesn’t want to talk about him.
“Why don’t we find another guy for you?”
Wide-eyed, she says, “That’s a great idea. Let’s look right now.”
We both chuckle and look around at the few guys around.
“Yeah, let’s wait for more people to show up.” She says.
I giggle in agreement.
A couple of hours later, the parking lot fills up. We’ve been walking around talking to everyone.
“Hey, Blakely,” I hear behind me. When I look over my shoulder, I find Jace standing there by himself.
“Oh, hi.”
“Have you seen Paige?”
Does she want me to tell him she’s here? I’m sure he knows she is here. We’re always together. “We split up a little bit ago. I haven’t seen her.”
He drops his head and walks away without another word. Poor guy.
As I turn back around, I see Kai in the corner of my eye. He’s talking to a group of girls. My heart pangs with jealousy. Why should I be jealous? There is nothing to be jealous about. I’m about to turn my back on him, when I notice he is staring right at me. Ugh, I don’t want him to know I saw him.
As I turn around, I notice a girl named Allison that I go to school with. She’s deep in conversation with a group of people,so I jump into it to distract myself. “No way! Your parents let you do that?” I’m not sure what she’s even talking about. Something about her spending the night at a guy’s house during the summer. Her bleach-blonde hair hangs a couple inches off her shoulders. If you ask me, it’s always yellow, but she obsesses over the fact that she bleaches it herself at home. Her fake orange tan and zebra print attire are staples for her—oh, and her big hoop earrings. She’s the type of girl that every guy tries to hook up with. Byhook up withI mean one-night stands. She is not the type of girl you take home to your parents. What’s even more sad is she knows how people think of her, and she wears it with pride. A lot of girls have problems with her. I’ve never had an issue with her, so I continue talking to her here and there.
“They don’t know,” she says sarcastically.
Geez, sorry.
“Hey.”
My whole body freezes at the sound of Kai’s voice.
Allison’s eyes go wide as she looks past me. Damn it. Now she’s checking him out.
“Hey. When did you get here?” I ask.
“Just now. Why didn’t you come over? I know you saw me,” Kai says with a smirk.
Allison pushes her way through the crowd and stands shoulder-to-shoulder with me. “Hey, I’m Allison.”
What the fuck is she doing?
